Take “Me” Out of Leadership
Let
me tell you the story.
I
recently watched a leader in a high position talk about success, and the whole
conversation kept coming back to one word.
Me. Me. Me....
“I
built this.”
“I
created that.”
“I
made this happen.”
“I
did this.”
After
a while, you start to hear it. Me, me, me.
But
here is the problem. No real success happens by one person alone. There are
teams doing the work. There are department leaders carrying weight. There are
people showing up early, staying late, solving problems, and making the
organization look good.
A
strong leader knows that.
A
weak leader takes credit for the wins and disappears when the failures show up.
That
is not leadership. That is image management.
If
you want to know what kind of leader someone really is, listen to how they
talk. Do they say “I” all the time? Or do they say “we”? Do they lift up the
people doing the work? Do they name the team? Do they own the mistakes?
Winning
Leadership means you give credit down and take responsibility up.
When
the team wins, say their names. When something fails, do not act like you
suddenly got temporary amnesia. Own it. Fix it. Learn from it.
The
best leaders do not need to remind everyone how important they are. Their team
already knows.
So
here is the lesson: take “me” out of leadership.
Lift
your team. Encourage your people. Recognize the ones doing the work.
Because
if every success is yours, but every failure belongs to somebody else, people
see through that fast.
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